User Comments - toianw

Posted on: For the Love of Pale Skin

这样吧...

Posted on: A Classic Grand Slam Matchup

前排座位呢？我以为你肯定会坐在裁判椅上。

Posted on: Homeschooling

Sounds like 或者 to me though the zh often gets lost when it's said fast.

12:18 - 都可以归为精神。(It means something like "can be classified as...")

Posted on: A Detained Package

I think both are OK for 房租, though I tend to hear 交 more.

Posted on: A Detained Package

Do you 交 or 付 房租? - Yes.

Why? - It keeps the landlord happy.

Posted on: Finding the Office Building

"but it seems to work just like the A, B C system I am familiar with .. A栋，B栋, 等等 (in which case 栋 is the measure word.)"

I'd consider 栋 to be a noun here (with the same meaning as 楼), in the same way that you say 1室 for room 1. It's largely academic anyway and I could be wrong.

一号楼 just means building number 1, similar to 1号房。

With regard to 座, when I see this in an address my feeling is that it's going to be a fairly large buidling (whether residential or business). Just wondered whether this fits in with your experience.

Posted on: Finding the Office Building

Hi Bodawei,

I'm not sure the 号 is really a measure word here, as you're not counting buildings, just labelling them (as part of an address). 一号楼，二号楼 etc is very common in Beijing, but I've also come across 栋 here. I'd also like to ask you about 座。My feeling is this is primarily used for big buildings (high rises), not the "typical" 6 story older apartment buildings. Is that the same in the places you've lived?

Posted on: Talking about Illness

Hi Zhenlijiang - good to see you! Yes, that's my feeling too (this sentence is making a prediction about what will happen if you take the medicine).

Posted on: Sobriety Check

Hi Chris, 贿赂 can be used as a verb or a noun.

Posted on: Hostel Curfew

I agree with the others George. Totally on topic. Thanks for sharing your experiences. For me, this is an important part of what the message boards are for.